New paint scheme for Sea Fury C-FGAT

Very nice 🙂

Here’s a related idea. Anyone ever considered powering a TEMPEST with an R3350? Surely what’s good for the goose ought to be good for the (slightly older) gander…and the prop (though admittedly it would turn “backward”) would not even have one too few blades, which is everybody’s complaint about the R3350 Furies…and surely a Tempest in the air would be a welcome sight whichever way the prop was turning! Just a thought.

S.

Isn’t one of the pair in Norfolk (or somewhere near) being rebuilt to take a US made engine?

T J

Hi all–

C-FGAT’s new livery is growing on me, too…Mr Thomson who owns this Fury didn’t want a livery that implied the aircraft was “original”, as C-FGAT (formerly NX1324) is significantly modified for more practical operation. I think he ought to stick D-type roundels on the sides and the Stretton tailcode on the fin (ST, for Sandy Thomson, and oh gee, my initials are ST too and I live right nearby… :rolleyes: )

Nearly all Furies that have been converted to US power have followed the lead of the original George Baker “Skyfury”, employing the Wright R3350 (the basic Skyraider powerplant, hence, I think, the composite moniker “Skyfury”). The R3350 can be squeezed into a cowling of stock Fury profile, unlike the P&W R4360 four-row “corncob” which requires an elongated F2Gish cowl. I’ve never heard of an R2800 installation being attempted on a Fury, but it’s certainly an interesting thought; the later R2800 variants would have been comparable to the Centaurus 18 in power output…

Here’s a related idea. Anyone ever considered powering a TEMPEST with an R3350? Surely what’s good for the goose ought to be good for the (slightly older) gander…and the prop (though admittedly it would turn “backward”) would not even have one too few blades, which is everybody’s complaint about the R3350 Furies…and surely a Tempest in the air would be a welcome sight whichever way the prop was turning! Just a thought.

S.

Far to much common sense in this thread, I,m afraid I will have to give you a sound thrashing.
Now, can we return to fairytails and bull**** please.

AF (Ex BBMF)

Hi all–

C-FGAT’s new livery is growing on me, too…Mr Thomson who owns this Fury didn’t want a livery that implied the aircraft was “original”, as C-FGAT (formerly NX1324) is significantly modified for more practical operation. I think he ought to stick D-type roundels on the sides and the Stretton tailcode on the fin (ST, for Sandy Thomson, and oh gee, my initials are ST too and I live right nearby… :rolleyes: )

Nearly all Furies that have been converted to US power have followed the lead of the original George Baker “Skyfury”, employing the Wright R3350 (the basic Skyraider powerplant, hence, I think, the composite moniker “Skyfury”). The R3350 can be squeezed into a cowling of stock Fury profile, unlike the P&W R4360 four-row “corncob” which requires an elongated F2Gish cowl. I’ve never heard of an R2800 installation being attempted on a Fury, but it’s certainly an interesting thought; the later R2800 variants would have been comparable to the Centaurus 18 in power output…

Here’s a related idea. Anyone ever considered powering a TEMPEST with an R3350? Surely what’s good for the goose ought to be good for the (slightly older) gander…and the prop (though admittedly it would turn “backward”) would not even have one too few blades, which is everybody’s complaint about the R3350 Furies…and surely a Tempest in the air would be a welcome sight whichever way the prop was turning! Just a thought.

S.

Yes Peter. Most American furies have been converted to take a P&W radial engine for easier maintainence and reliability.

The P&W R-4360 has been used, also the Wright R-3350. Has anyone tried the R-2800? I’ve not heard of it being used but it would have enough power for safe flight, not much use for racing though.

Nah

They just can’t spell Centaurus or count past 4 ………..

Regards
John P

Is this not Centaurus powered then? does that explain the prop? A real aeroplane or what!

Yes Peter. Most American furies have been converted to take a P&W radial engine for easier maintainence and reliability.

Hey Stieglitz, you into historic photography at all?

Hi Larry,

Occasionaly yes. Only for the hobby (passion).

Feel free to take a look at some of my previous posts:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=45746

or here:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=40687

greets,

Stieglitz

I could even get used to the idea of a non-Centaurus version 😉

Is this not Centaurus powered then? does that explain the prop? A real aeroplane or what!

Hey Stieglitz, you into historic photography at all?

I like it too. It’s nice to see a simple sheme. 🙂

Good choice!

Stieglitz

Looks nice ! There’s also some video clips on the Goderich Aircraft website at
http://www.goderichaircraft.com/index.php?xcode=2094

Brian….

looks really good, and on the last photo, well, what a shine on the fuselage!

Beautiful

Lovely photos, MarkV, and thanks both to you and the aircraft owner for letting us see her.

I think its a great colour scheme and it’ll make an interesting addition to the civilian colours worn by this great Hawker aircraft over the years.

I could even get used to the idea of a non-Centaurus version 😉